Pekina reservoir completed |
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| Title : | Pekina reservoir completed |
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| Date of creation : | ca1914 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 145 x 195 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
View of the reservoir at Pekina, South Australia. The reservoir began to fill with silt, reducing the amount of water available for irrigation. A survey in 1944 showed that only 90 hectares were being irrigated and by 1964 irrigation had ceased. Siltation and drought had so reduced the amount of water that irrigation from the reservoir was no longer feasible. |
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| Period : | 1914-1918 |
| Region : | Mid North |
| Further reading : | McQuade, C. V., Hartley, R.E.R., Young, G.J. Land use and erosion in the catchment of the Pekina Reservoir, South Australia, [Adelaide] : Division of Land Use and Protection, Dept. of Agriculture South Australia, [1981] No place like Pekina : a story of survival / researched by John Mannion ; written by John Mannion and Malcolm McKinnon ; with contributions from members of the Pekina community, past and present. [Pekina, S. Aust.] : Pekina 125 Committee, 1999 |
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